I am 265+ lb (no muscle) 5'9'' 30 yr old male. I thought about getting the doc to try to give me parnate instead, not sure if that would be better. I should be taking Nardil it in about a week after I continue coming off (some of) my current meds.

I would go with Parnate and maybe augment it with something GABAergic like Klonopin as needed or Lyrica.

Parnate can decrease appetite and cause weight loss whereas with Nardil it's hard not to gain weight in general. Also drugs that can combat weight gain caused by ADs like Wellbutrin XL or Adderall will not be prescribed by most Pdocs in combination with a MAOI (and those combos are just for treatment resistant cases).

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I was on Nardil 75mg, down 60 mg which worked for me. I was obese, gained 30 lbs in 3 months! Tapered down from 60mg to 30mg, began eating the right foods, not junk foods, and jogging every night, lost 15 lbs in 3 weeks. Now finally back to taking 60 mg as of today.

I am 265+ lb (no muscle) 5'9'' 30 yr old male. I thought about getting the doc to try to give me parnate instead, not sure if that would be better. I should be taking Nardil it in about a week after I continue coming off (some of) my current meds.

Thanks

I can actually speak on this. I took Nardil the first time and destroyed everything that had carbs and sugar in sight! Gained 30 lbs in 2 months. Tapered down to 30 mg, over the next 3 weeks, started running and took out all fast food, and limited my calorie intake to 1500/day, lost 15 lbs in 2.5 weeks. Just dont eat junk food and watch your calorie intake and you'll be fine.

Whilst it is known that Nardil causes an increase in appetite, it does not in itself cause weight gain. It takes a bit of willpower not to give in to the hunger pangs but provided you burn off as many calories as you ingest your weight will remain stable

Whilst it is known that Nardil causes an increase in appetite, it does not in itself cause weight gain. It takes a bit of willpower not to give in to the hunger pangs but provided you burn off as many calories as you ingest your weight will remain stable